Here is WSUM’s spring primary election guide. The three contested primaries for the UW-Madison campus area are for Madison mayor, District 13 city alder and school board, and you can hear our coverage of those races below. To find out …

Author: Patrick Williams Newly-elected Gov. Tony Evers says he will grant pardons for convicted felons. This reverses the policy of the Walker administration who granted zero pardons in his eight years in office. According to Wisconsin Public …

Author: Will Kenneally Beto O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman who many suspect will make a 2020 presidential bid, visited UW-Madison on a swing through the midwest. O’Rourke did not make any noise on whether he was going to run …

Author: Will Kenneally State Assembly Republicans are calling on Democrats to keep abortion legislation off of the table in the coming session. Members of the Assembly Republican caucus spoke at a press conference today, and mirrored concerns over abortion …

Author: Will Kenneally Foxconn is backtracking on plans to produce LCD screens in southeastern Wisconsin, and to instead focus on research and development in the state. A Foxconn representative tells Reuters that the high costs of production and labor …

Author: Alexander Kofman The students, faculty and staff of UW-Madison were alerted just after 12 p.m. today of an armed man suspected of holding up a Pizza Hut on South Park Street. WiscAlert-Police are investigating an armed robbery at Pizza …

Author: Jennifer Hwang Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is suing two companies over a destructive natural gas explosion that took place in July. The city filed suit against VC Tech and Bear Communications, companies associated with the VC Tech worker who planted a …

Gov. Tony Evers delivers his first State of the State address, outlining his policy priorities. Hear excerpts from the speech here: Author: Will Kenneally I’m Tony Evers, and I’m incredibly honored to be here tonight as the 46th governor of …

Author: Will Kenneally The Wisconsin Assembly passed legislation with bipartisan support to extend state-level pre-existing condition protections for those seeking health insurance in the state. The legislation would keep one of the more popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act …

Author: Will Kenneally The Wisconsin legislature has passed a series of bills that would take power away from the offices of governor and attorney general, and make it harder for the new administration to repeal Gov. Scott Walker-era policies. …

Author: Will Kenneally STATE CAPITOL — Protesters gathered on the Capitol steps to criticize a slate of bills the state legislature is taking up in a lame duck session. The bills take certain powers away from the offices of governor …

Authors: Will Kenneally and Sam Buisman Democrat Tony Evers denied Gov. Scott Walker a third term and will become Wisconsin’s next governor. A late surge of votes in Milwaukee were enough to push Evers over the one percent threshold needed …